Engine Updates

Vajolet 2.0.3.1 (UCI)
C++ source; Win32; requires MSVC redistributables (not included in package)
- new compiles to fix compatibility problems
- source code at site does not match 2.0.3 packaged code
- added a separate non-popcnt version
http://code.google.com/p/vajolet2/

Chess News

Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Armageddon homepage down for 19 days (403 error: forbidden)
Belofte homepage down for 64 days ("this site has been suspended")
ChessMind homepage down for 10 days (not found)
Dolphin homepage down for 62 days (not found)
Elf homepage down for 16 days ("domain name expired")
InmiChess homepage down for 59 days (no response in 60 seconds)
JavaRival homepage down for 26 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Power Chess PGN Databases page down for 7 days (not found)
Pyotr homepage down for 59 days (not found)
Wing homepage down for 11 days (not found)

Wiki Changes

Chess Engine List
update by Ron Murawski
- IvanHoe: added github repo
- JGNchess: eliminated separate entry and consolidated into Rooked entry
- NapoleonPP: added to Source Code Only List
- OliveChess: updated link
- Rooked: moved to Source Code Engine List and added former version JGNchess info as a comment
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list

Bonus Notifications (recent releases of free stuff)

Warnings:
- do not install unwanted toolbars, etc.
- alpha releases have new features; crashes and bugs are to be expected
- beta releases have new features; they may contain bugs or crash
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare

Adobe Reader 11.0.03
free PDF viewer
http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Windows (Windows download)

Akka 2.1.4
open source library for Scala or other JVM languages; gives developers a simpler programming
model to develop highly reliable asynchronous, non-blocking applications for concurrent or
parallel operation using Actors, STM & Transactors; multi-core scalable and fault-tolerant
- quick bugfix for yesterday's release
http://akka.io/ (homepage)

Firefox 21.0
popular, free, open source browser
http://www.mozilla.com/ (homepage)

Flash Player 11.7.700.202
free cross-platform flash video player
http://www.adobe.com/

Qt Creator IDE 2.7.1
open source cross-platform IDE for C/C++ and JavaScript
Features: syntax highlighting for many languages, plugins, version control, code completion, function call tips, more
although the IDE encourages using Qt libraries, the choice is not forced
http://qt.nokia.com/products/developer-tools
http://qt.nokia.com/downloads/downloads#qt-creator (download)

Ruby 2.0.0-p195
popular scripting language, often used with Rails library
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/

Zorin OS 6.3 "Core"
Ubuntu-based Linux distro; GNOME or LXDE desktop; #12 in popularity
http://www.zorin-os.com/

Meaning of Colors

Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only

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